From 12k to 110k live IT assignments in 5 months: consultant.dev

Five months ago: 12,500 live IT assignments. Today: 110,000+ across 400+ public sources, 85+ countries.

The problem

Europe's IT contract market is fragmented. Agencies post to different places than corporate procurement. Contractor marketplaces don't mirror framework boards. A consultant searching one source sees a fraction of the real market.

The fix

One index, every public source. Native-language landings at /locations/sweden, /france, /germany, /united-kingdom, /switzerland, /finland, /norway, /denmark. Sub-200ms search on 100k+ docs. 31k pages indexed by Google.

AI

CV match scored against the full index. Cover-letter generation in English and Swedish. MCP endpoint so AI assistants query the live market directly.

Lessons

1. Data quality beats volume.
2. Long-tail sources carry contracts that don't show up on the big boards.
3. Speed is a feature. Over 200ms and users bounce.
4. Language localisation compounds SEO.

What is next

Agency side. Bytelope AB first tenant on a multi-tenant marketplace connecting verified AI-trained consultants with consulting buyers. Opens 2026.

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